The Marlins won world championships in 1997 and 2003.
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The Marlins won the 1997 World Series on October 26 and the 2003 World Series on October 25.
1920 and 1948 They made it in 1997, but lost to the Florida Marlins
Yes. 5 World Series have been won by a wildcard team of that year. 1997 (Marlins), 2002 (Angels), 2003 (Marlins), 2004 (Red Sox), and 2011 (Cardinals) are all the years this has been done.
Prior to Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, that was Josh Beckett of the Florida Marlins in Game 6 of the 2003 World Series. Beckett defeated Andy Pettitte, 2-0, to win the game and the Series for the Marlins.
The Miami Marlins have only been to the playoffs twice, both times as a Wild Card in 1997 and 2003. Both times they went on to win the World Series
The New York Yankees won the World Series in 1996 and 1998, they defeated the Atlanta Braves in 6 games in 1996 and they defeated the San Diego Padres in 4 games in 1998 however they did not win the World Series in 1997 they were not one of the teams that participated in the 1997 World Series, the Cleveland Indians and the then-Florida Marlins participated in the 1997 World Series which the Florida Marlins ended up winning in Game 7.
The Marlins won the '03 World Series over the New York Yankees.
The Florida Marlins. The Marlins defeated the Yankees in six games for their second World Series title.
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in the 1997 world series, they beat the Indians; in 2003 they beat the Yankees